Helen Blocker-Adams

In a prepared statement released this morning to the media, former mayoral candidate Helen Blocker-Adams announced that she has officially withdrawn from the mayor’s race. Below is Blocker-Adams’ statement to the public and the media: “After five days of seclusion away from television, print and radio news, social media, and the public I have had […]

Since you still can’t buy those little pens the Men In Black use to erase memories, the Augusta Chronicle had to do the ‘ol soft shoe Saturday. A mash up of the last two mayoral endorsements by the Augusta Chronicle. Helen Blocker Adams We encourage you to vote for Helen Blocker-Adams for mayor. We ask […]

Politics is an ugly business, and it usually gets uglier the closer you get to Election Day. This year, however, things feel just a little uglier, and how voters are going to react remains a mystery, especially with so much still up in the air. Helen Blocker-Adams remains on the ballot for mayor in spite […]

All right, we all know this has not been a good week for mayoral candidate Helen Blocker-Adams. That’s putting it mildly. In the beginning of the week, Blocker-Adams held a news conference telling the public that she thought $70,000 in unpaid debts she owed creditors in Aiken County had been [...]

Mayoral candidate Helen Blocker-Adams announced today that she is suspending her campaign for mayor of Augusta due to recent media reports revealing she owes approximately $70,000 in debt to creditors in Aiken County. Below is the statement Blocker-Adams made during a press conference at her [...]

Whether you like it or not, it’s time to cast those ballots to decide the future of the Garden City. If you don’t know who you are voting for by now, you’re not alone. When it comes to the mayor’s race, let’s be honest: many people are still stumped. Some of the recent revelations this […]

It came Monday the 12th. One week and one day before the final Election Day. I have to say “final” Election Day because it seems like Augustans have been voting for over a month. I have maintained for years that my old friend Helen Blocker-Adams is too nice to be in politics. Too [...]

Augusta and Columbia County have a lot to be proud of, but some of the local candidates are making it hard for citizens to hold their heads up high. First, let’s talk about Augusta Commissioner Alvin Mason, who is running for mayor of the Garden City. On Mason’s Facebook page, Alvin D. Mason [...]

Now that Augusta’s mayoral and commission races have officially been moved to May 20 because state lawmakers voted to change Georgia’s primary election from July to May, folks are rushing to decide whether or not their names will be on the ballot this spring. So far, the folks who have [...]